Ffestiniog Power Station

The Ffestiniog Power Station is a 360-megawatt pumped-storage hydroelectricity scheme near , in , north-west . The power station at the lower has four water turbines, which can generate at full capacity within 60 seconds of the need arising.
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  • Type: Power station
  • Description: hydroelectric pumped-storage power station in Wales
  • Also known as: “Stwlan-demningen”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Tanygrisiau railway station and Moel-yr-hydd.

Railway station
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is a passenger station on the narrow gauge Ffestiniog Railway The line was built in 1836 to carry dressed slate from to for export by sea but official passenger services began in 1865. is situated 2,200 feet northeast of Ffestiniog Power Station.

Peak
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is a subsidiary summit of in , and forms part of the Moelwynion. The mountain overlooks the village of and from where the mountain can easily be ascended.

Reservoir
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is a reservoir.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tanygrisiau and Manod.

Village
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is a village and area within in the upper end of the Vale of Ffestiniog in the county of , north-west . It can be found along the southern side of the Moelwyn mountain range and dates to around 1750.

Village
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is a village, which is situated 1½ miles east of Ffestiniog Power Station.

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is a small town in the Snowdonia Mountains in . is a former slate-mining village and consists of one main road with all the others leading off it. Many visitors come to ride the historic narrow-gauge railway.

Ffestiniog Power Station

Latitude
52.98062° or 52° 58′ 50″ north
Longitude
-3.96847° or 3° 58′ 7″ west
Operator
First Hydro
Open location code
9C4RX2JJ+6J
Open­Street­Map ID
way 402796795
Wiki­data ID
Q5446209
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In Other Languages

From Japanese to Welsh—“Ffestiniog Power Station” goes by many names.
  • Japanese: “フェスティニオグ発電所”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Ffestiniog vannkraftverk”
  • Norwegian: “Ffestiniog vannkraftverk”
  • Ukrainian: “ГАЕС Фестиніог”
  • Welsh: “Orsaf Bŵer Ffestiniog”

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